We are thankful Danbury area anti-immigration whack job John McGowan is making his downfall so entertaining. McGowan is known for his stone-faced support for the mass shooting of illegal immigrants on Comcast public access and was recently arrested for allegedly putting his girlfriend in a headlock and raping her up the behind. Neither of those are funny. What's hilarious is McGowan's repeated insistence to a Litchfield Superior Court judge that the court has no jurisdiction over him as a "natural man." Apparently, McGowan is the one who isn't a U.S. citizen now that he's looking at 20 years. Read a few courtroom dispatches at HatCityBLOG (which is something else we're thankful for).
I'll be thankful once this xenophobic piece of shit is found guilty and finally placed behind bars...
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On September 26, 2007, ten plaintiffs filed suit in response to an arrest of aday laborers at a public park in Danbury, Connecticut. Plaintiffs amended their complaint on November 26, 2007.
The amended complaint states that plaintiffs sought to remedy the continued discriminatory and unauthorized enforcement of federal immigration laws against the Latino residents of the City of Danbury by Danbury's mayor and its police department.
Plaintiffs allege that the arrests violated their Fourth Amendment rights and the Connecticut Constitution because defendants conducted the arrests without valid warrants, in the absence of exigent circumstances, and without probable cause to believe that plaintiffs were engaged in unlawful activity. In addition, plaintiffs allege that defendants improperly stopped, detained, investigated, searched and arrested plaintiffs. Plaintiffs also allege that defendants violated their Fourteenth Amendment rights when they intentionally targeted plaintiffs, and arrested and detained them on the basis of their race, ethnicity and perceived national origin. Plaintiffs raise First Amendment, Due Process and tort claims.
Plaintiffs request declaratory relief, damages and attorneys fees.
In it's listing of things they're thankful for, The Fairfield Weekly gives a nod to HatCityBLOG's coverage of the John McGowan rape trial.
On September 26, 2007, ten plaintiffs filed suit in response to an arrest of aday laborers at a public park in Danbury, Connecticut. Plaintiffs amended their complaint on November 26, 2007.
